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[ingestion]

I remember her. I was only able to give her gossip on one person.

( before she could write out anymore [specifically to confirm she did get an egg], the message came in and needless to say she was weirded out. )

is she seriously still on that? kinda weird though-

and uh what does she mean about your 'whole situation'?

[tinflower]

she said she'll tell us what's actually going on if we tell her about who's here
says she needs the info for it
i talked to her but she wouldn't tell me anything without the "gossip" she wants

[ingestion]

don't tell me you're here to get gossip out of me.

[tinflower]

[ There's a pause. ]

i'm here to ask for your permission for gossip about yourself

[ingestion]

courteous of you, but are you just going to make up random shit and tell her?

[tinflower]

no. i want you to make it up or give me whatever you want

i like you. i'm not going to give her anything you don't agree to

[ingestion]

well in that case we'll have to brainstorm on what to tell her.

I mean I don't mind telling her one truth, but someone else might have told her already.

[tinflower]

it should be okay as long as we make the profile she wants. i'm giving her multiple people. myself included

not enough people gave her information. and what they gave her sucked
so she told me

[ingestion]

( well that sounded more serious and involved than she had thought. it sounded like this woman wanted a whole backstory.

so really, heather had to think on this hard. )

geez you didn't tell me I had to actually think for this one.

uh....let's see....I guess I have to create an alternative Heather to sell to her huh?

[tinflower]

you can tell it straight to her if you don't want me or anyone to see it. but i think sticking to a simple profile works. something significant about your world and then what you do

i can show you the one i made for myself

i was going to remove names too so she doesn't know who is who

[ He adds that last part because... maybe Heather would like to keep her name off her own profile! Even if it means Gorgug knows it's her. ]

[ingestion]

See.....the problem is...

what's significant about my world, is something echo would probably already know about. so if I lied about it, maybe tatianna would know that I did.

( still if he is keeping her name off the profile, how would she know? )

I guess if I'm going to lie, keep my name off of it.

should I make myself as boring as possible? or does she want something juicer?

[tinflower]

It's up to you. When I made a file for myself I made... I'll show you a video.

[ And he sends a clip of him looking into a notebook, and a few names can be caught in the frame (once which includes Heather's) before he zooms in on a paragraph. The letters are blocky, not originally in English, and read:

Under 20s. Half-human, can use magic. Attends an adventuring academy where he studies barbarian (an aggressive fighting style that relies on going into a rage) and artificing (magical engineering). Takes part in adventures involving reclaiming magical artefacts and solving mysteries. Was part of a heavy metal rock band. Comes from a planet with different races and magic.

There's some scratched out parts, but is otherwise legible. ]

if you were going to judge the character of everyone in a city...does that look good?

[ingestion]

( well that was certainly less intrusive than she thought, although she wondered why he wasn't lying about himself. perhaps he didn't have much to hide-

after all, those were things he had mentioned to her at some point or another. )

fine, use this:

under 20s, human, not a natural blonde. attended a very normal high school, hobbies include shopping, watching movies, and eating burgers and fries. father is an author, mother is deceased. comes from a normal planet with only humans.

yours looks good, does mine?

[tinflower]

it looks good. your world doesn't have monsters? i don't remember if we talked about that. i remember you said you use a gun

[ Right? He thinks? Unless that was meant to be a joke when they first met... ]

i don't know if having monsters around is normal or not normal

[ingestion]

it does but not in the way you think...

if I were to explain it, I'd be giving away too much of myself.

( truthfully she hadn't quite shared that much with gorgug either but she was planning to.

eventually when they could truly trust each other. )

[tinflower]

[ Is he curious? Sure, but not at the expense of Heather's comfort. But how do monsters = giving away something about one's self? ]

that's okay. you don't have to tell me. i was thinking stuff about our worlds would be useful but i don't really know if it is

she wanted gossip on us. so. i'll put what you gave me... and i was thinking i could write my opinions too? on people

not about what they told me but what i think about them

[ingestion]

( he'll understand one day why the monsters-

were only visible to her. for now though... )

that seems like a good idea but now I'm curious!

I mean you can write whatever you want about me but if you wanted to share...

[tinflower]

[ ... what would he write for Heather? Well, something about how she likes listening to people and is pretty cool, but... ]

i'll try writing something first. but i'll make it positive

you don't give me any bad vibes

[ingestion]

I don't? really?

well you know, I can be 'bad' too sometimes.

( more like edgy, but this is just her being playful now. now that she was aware of what exactly was going on [not the kidnapping part], she was a bit more relaxed about the whole thing. )

[tinflower]

[ ...

Well then!! ]

what's the baddest thing you've done

[ Time to see how bad of a girl she is! Time to put some proof on the table! ]

[ingestion]

( this was probably going to be used against her at some point, or passed down to tatianna but she didn't care. he could brag about this on her behalf. )

well let's see...

I've owned a few switchblades, played with them a bit and what not. I've flirted with petty crime before, stealing and such, and I'm pretty good at handling weapons.

my dad gave me a stun gun as a gift one year too.

[tinflower]

[ It's not as illegal as what adventurers end up doing, but--for a normal person, it's cool, right? Heather's already got a cool vibe already, so- ]

that's cool
did you zap someone with it?

and can you do cool moves with a switchblade?

i tried juggling with axes before

[ingestion]

not someone...

but yeah I can do the hand-trick stuff, flipping and rolling them between my fingers and knuckles.

( okay, she may have been exaggerating about her badness. again, more edgy than bad. )

let me guess, didn't go so well?

[tinflower]

[ Don't call him out, Heather....... ]

it really hurts
when the blade cuts you

[ :( ]

i still try it now and then but not 2 at a time

[ingestion]

it can really cut through your thick skin?!

( oh no, more call outs. )

are you sharing that with the gossip lady?